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The Air Force failed to enter Devin P. Kelley's conviction for domestic violence against his wife and infant son into a government database, per the NY Times. The conviction should have prevented Kelly, who killed 26 people in a Texas church on Sunday, from buying a gun. The Air Force says it is conducting an investigation.

Air Force failed to enter Texas shooter into gun database

Devin P. Kelley should never have been allowed to buy a gun

26 crosses for the victims of the Texas church shooting in Sutherland Springs. Photo: David J. Phillip / AP

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The Air Force failed to enter Devin P. Kelley&#x27;s conviction for domestic violence against his wife and infant son into a government database, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="per the NY Times" data-vars-click-url="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/06/us/texas-shooting-church.html?hp&amp;action=click&amp;pgtype=Homepage&amp;clickSource=story-heading&amp;module=span-ab-top-region&amp;region=top-news&amp;WT.nav=top-news" data-vars-content-id="978c4760-d914-45dd-8c01-bb9d62300c8c" data-vars-headline="Air Force failed to enter Texas shooter into gun database" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/06/us/texas-shooting-church.html?hp&amp;action=click&amp;pgtype=Homepage&amp;clickSource=story-heading&amp;module=span-ab-top-region&amp;region=top-news&amp;WT.nav=top-news" target="_blank">per the NY Times</a>. The conviction should have prevented Kelly, who killed 26 people in a Texas church on Sunday, from buying a gun. The Air Force says it is conducting an investigation.Go deeper: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Full coverage of the shooting" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/texas-church-shooting-air-force-error-anger-at-in-laws-preceded-attack-1513388309-303888ee-210d-4005-bb35-4b8f9424c005.html" data-vars-content-id="978c4760-d914-45dd-8c01-bb9d62300c8c" data-vars-headline="Air Force failed to enter Texas shooter into gun database" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/texas-church-shooting-air-force-error-anger-at-in-laws-preceded-attack-1513388309-303888ee-210d-4005-bb35-4b8f9424c005.html" target="_self">Full coverage of the shooting</a>

Air Force failed to enter Texas shooter into gun database

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